Cool Reader for Kobo

[rikus]

ok, but what I'm missing is browsing ebooks by authors, seeing thumbnails of the books etc. pp. My wife does not want to select by filenames...

Rikus

[Ken Maltby]

Originally Posted by rikus

ok, but what I'm missing is browsing ebooks by authors, seeing thumbnails of the books etc. pp. My wife does not want to select by filenames...

Rikus

You have the option of such things in the Kobo software, which should still be functional (to the extent it ever is) on the device. Thanks to Sergey's fmon you have both options at the same time on the same machine. You wife might prefer to use the Kobo software and not poke the Launcher.png icon.

Luck;
Ken

[fanoI]

Hello I've bought a Kobo Aura HD and I want to install CoolReader in it I've some question before proceed:

1. Kobo has forced me to update the device on first boot so now I've firmware 3.1.0 (if I remember correctly). There are some know problem to use this hack with this firmware? There is the possibility to brick the device?
2. I'm (already) hating how the Kobo firmware orders the ebooks stripping all the series numbers so they appear on "random" order... yes I could use Calibre (and probably I'll try again but it is very complex... with the Sony simply failed! Let's see with the Kobo). Coolreader has a file manager correct? So I can order my series as I want simply creating a folder
3. A thing I'm missing and that the Sony Reader had is the possibility to change page forward using the right hand... I don't know why but it is more natural for me! Now if I'm distracted I turn the pages backward! It is this configurable in CoolReader?
4. CoolReader is better than the default reader? This is the first EPUB I'm reading so it is not so much to do a static, the Sony doesn't make me change the font size with this(!) and the Kobo does this is, but sometimes the hyphenation is wrong (that is there is the space i the page and indeed there is no line break!) and sometime page are only half filled only or contain only a row! But maybe this EPUB is not well done...

[Ken Maltby]

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=226456

The chance of "Bricking" your device installing these additional programs is very small, as very little of the original software is touched at all. In fact all these programs are launched from a working device running its normal software.

Both CoolReader and Koreader use File Managers. Both are able to see "Hidden" folders so you can hide your ebooks from the Kobo software's processing (often the source of problems, and can be very time consuming). You can build your file structure in any way you wish.

Sergey's Coolreader port has user configurable tap zones and you can define actions for long tap, double tap, ect... Giorgio's Koreader port defaults to right side tap for page forward and uses swipes as well.

You need to get to know any of the readers before you can establish which you like better. None of the additional readers come with any real manual or documentation and there is not that much for the features of the Kobo software. Most of the discussion of the alternative readers takes place here in the "Kobo Developer's Corner". There are a number of us here who will answer any questions you may develop.

Luck;
Ken

[fanoI]

OK, then I've simply to try to install them and see with my eyes

Regarding the thing of Thumbnails I'm asking myself if a compromise could be done, it not possible to show the books as icons? The icon image being the book cover?

I think epub support attributes or if it is not usually the cover is in the ebook itself on the first page...

The ideal thing would be to have a File Manager as separated application, so one could have icons and maybe have the possibility to choose to open a file with a given application for example PDF con Kobo readear, EPUB with CoolReader, RTF with Koreader, CBZ with whatever...

[ottokas]

Is there a way to start CoolReader separately from Nickel?

I put coolreader.png into the root directory, created coolreader.sh in the fmon folder, pointing to the KoboLauncherN_coolreader.sh in the KoboLauncher folder. That last one was copy of KoboLauncherN.sh, where I replaced $ROOT/launcher with $ROOT/cr3/cr3. And reboot after all.

Coolreader started, but rotated 90 degrees and lacking some menu commands and backlight button.

Is it possible to run full-featured CoolReader with its own png?

Anyway, great program - thank you, Sergey!

[sergeyvl12]

Originally Posted by ottokas

Is there a way to start CoolReader separately from Nickel?

I put coolreader.png into the root directory, created coolreader.sh in the fmon folder, pointing to the KoboLauncherN_coolreader.sh in the KoboLauncher folder. That last one was copy of KoboLauncherN.sh, where I replaced $ROOT/launcher with $ROOT/cr3/cr3. And reboot after all.

Coolreader started, but rotated 90 degrees and lacking some menu commands and backlight button.

Is it possible to run full-featured CoolReader with its own png?

Anyway, great program - thank you, Sergey!

CoolReader needs KoboLauncher for:

1. sleep and screensaver support
2. frontlight control
3. in the future - display dictionary application
4. etc

[fanoI]

OK I've installed the launcher successfully but something should be wrong!

The text is too little and I cannot resize it! The same files are opened correctly by the internal software...

It give me size 32 and I cannot change it, I don't see a slide or I cannot insert numbers... it is possible it is not recognize correctly the Aura HD?

Or I'm seeing in the wrong point?

[Ken Maltby]

Originally Posted by fanoI

OK I've installed the launcher successfully but something should be wrong!

The text is too little and I cannot resize it! The same files are opened correctly by the internal software...

It give me size 32 and I cannot change it, I don't see a slide or I cannot insert numbers... it is possible it is not recognize correctly the Aura HD?

Or I'm seeing in the wrong point?

Where are you encountering this? in Coolreader or Koreader? Which builds did you install? pbchess 1.2.6.?? Koreader-kobo-arm-Linux-gnueabihf-v2013.03-???

I have both running on my AuraHD without this problem.

For Coolreader with the book open, in the dropdown menu select "Settings">Styles>Size and you should have two boxes in the lower right corner, the one with < in it reduces the size and the one with > in it increases the size. There is a sample for you to see the effect of your settings. When you have it as you wish poke the OK button on the bottom right.

For Koreader with the book open tap the bottom of the screen to bring up the bottom menu. The font size setting is pretty obvious. If you wish to change the font it is under the second tab of the top menu.


Luck;
Ken

[fanoI]

Originally Posted by Ken Maltby

Where are you encountering this? in Coolreader or Koreader? Which builds did you install? pbchess 1.2.6.?? Koreader-kobo-arm-Linux-gnueabihf-v2013.03-???

The problem is with both! I've downloaded the last one1.2.6-27 if I remember welll...

I have both running on my AuraHD without this problem.

Originally Posted by Ken Maltby

For Coolreader with the book open, in the dropdown menu select "Settings">Styles>Size and you should have two boxes in the lower right corner, the one with < in it reduces the size and the one with > in it increases the size. There is a sample for you to see the effect of your settings. When you have it as you wish poke the OK button on the bottom right.

It worked! It is my impression or the arrows are hard to press? I've seen them yesterday night but I pressed and nothing happened! Now I pressed harder and it worked... I find this a little annoying however as I had reach 74 to have a correct size, would be possible to add to choose by number? Or with a slider?

Originally Posted by Ken Maltby

For Koreader with the book open tap the bottom of the screen to bring up the bottom menu. The font size setting is pretty obvious. If you wish to change the font it is under the second tab of the top menu.

OK I've tried this and... not worked! The max size is too little for me (maybe my eyes not work well anymore? Maybe ). In this Cool Reader is better IMHO as I could select an infinite size if I have patience. (And the page turn is already set as I like the right hand goes forward the left backward!)

Regarding Cool Reader is possible to set to use justification instead of hyphenation?
I prefer to have a little of space lost that have all those hyphenations (?)...

Originally Posted by Ken Maltby

Luck;
Ken

Thanks!

[Ken Maltby]

I can't get the < decrease button to work for Coolreader font size adjustments. I think the problem is that it is too close to the corner, it would probably work if the buttons were moved to the right some. The IR touchscreen has always been flaky in the corners.

Luck;
Ken

[jiminrussell]

Originally Posted by Ken Maltby

I can't get the < decrease button to work for Coolreader font size adjustments. I think the problem is that it is too close to the corner, it would probably work if the buttons were moved to the right some. The IR touchscreen has always been flaky in the corners.

Luck;
Ken

It works fine on the Aura with no bezel to get in the way, but I think you are right Ken for the Aura HD, Glo etc. moving the buttons to the right a bit and maybe a bit higher as well would make them easier to use for sure.

[thorindwarf]

I have no problems with the buttons on Glo and never had.

[sergeyvl12]

Originally Posted by Ken Maltby

I can't get the < decrease button to work for Coolreader font size adjustments. I think the problem is that it is too close to the corner, it would probably work if the buttons were moved to the right some. The IR touchscreen has always been flaky in the corners.
Luck;
Ken

Thanks, will be fixed.

[sergeyvl12]

Originally Posted by fanoI

Regarding Cool Reader is possible to set to use justification instead of hyphenation?
I prefer to have a little of space lost that have all those hyphenations (?)...
Thanks!

It should be possible...